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Reducing the Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students in Special Education. ERIC/OSEP Digest #E566.
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Burnette, Jane – 1998
This digest summarizes the problem of over-representation of minority students in special education and offers suggestions to reduce this disproportionate representation. It notes concerns of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that minority students are being misclassified and receiving…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation